Dual left wing Prime Ministers may be coming to Israel
God is raising a rotten ruler in Israel
By Craig C. White
May 30, 2021 Israel: These may be the last days of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel has a parliamentary system of government. Several political parties must combine to form a majority government. There is an unprecedented effort from left wing parties to combine in order to oust Netanyahu. This would require the participation of the Palestinian parties know as the joint list. Naftali Bennett chairman of the Yamina party is expected to agree this week to form a majority government with Yair Lapid the chairman of the Yesh Atid party. Naftali Bennett is expected to form a left-wing government with the Lapid, Meretz, and Labor Party and the Joint List. Apparently Bennet and Lapid would serve as rotating Prime Ministers.
The election circumstances in Israel are ever changing, so almost anything could still happen. But if a new left wing government is formed in Israel with significant influence from the Palestinian parties then this will open the way for Israel’s two state solution. Palestine will have its capital inside of Jerusalem. Zechariah tells us that God will raise up a rotten ruler in Israel during the last days. This Idol Shepherd will give away the sovereignty of his nation for his own personal gain. He will disarm the military and he will not take care of his suffering citizens. Interestingly Zechariah seems to describe two leaders, one rotten and another who tries to do the right thing but is ignored.
We are in the end times. Don’t wait to see Israel’s Idol Shepherd. Turkish President Erdogan was officially revealed as the Antichrist on July 24th 2020 when he sat in the Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Istanbul Turkey exalting himself above all of Christendom. According to 2Thessalonians 2:4 this is how the Antichrist will be revealed. The Tribulation can now begin. One way or another Israel will receive its Idol Shepherd.
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Woe to the Idol Shepherd
Rotten, good for nothing, worthless shepherd
Zechariah 11:16-17
By Craig C. White
What is an Idol Shepherd? Well a shepherd is someone who tends to a flock. A shepherd can also tend people. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proven that he is a faithful and strong shepherd. Thank God for him. He is diligent to serve his land and people. He is conscientious to beware of Israel’s enemies. He is attentive to the safety and welfare of the Israeli people. Today Israel is blessed with an upright shepherd.
An Idol Shepherd is a leader who does not care for his people. One day God will raise up a wicked leader in Israel who will hand over his people for profit. Don’t think that I am talking about the Antichrist. I am not. I am talking about a Jewish Israeli leader who will be in office during the great tribulation.
Zec 11:16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.
God himself will raise this shepherd to serve his purpose of judging Israel during the final seven years of indignation spoken of by the prophet Daniel (Dan 9:24). The wicked shepherd will not care for the children who wander the streets having lost their parents. He will not help those whose lives have been broken. The phrase nor feed that that standeth still means he will not support those who are standing for what is right. The shepherd will not do what is right. He will do the opposite. He will greedily consume the wealth of Israel for himself. He will tear apart all those who reach out for help.
Zec 11:17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
God decrees misfortune upon the Idol Shepherd. The word leaveth means to forsake. The Idol Shepherd forsakes the administration of the health, safety, security and welfare of the Israeli people. God calls him the idol shepherd. Today we would literally say “rotten, good for nothing, worthless shepherd”. In the phrase the sword shall be upon his arm the word sword refers to a drought, also a cutting instrument. The word arm refers to the arm (as stretched out), it signifies force, mighty power, and strength. This verse is declaring God’s judgment upon the unfaithful leader of Israel. This could be applied to his personal judgment or possibly judgment to Israel under his tending. This could mean that the Israeli military will be cut. The idol shepherd will be powerless against Israel’s enemies. The sword will also be upon his right eye. The word right refers to your strong side. The word eye refers to sight. This may mean that his vision to do right will be darkened. Because of the context I think this may mean that a strong leader (the shepherd’s right hand man) will be cut off. Let me suggest that a wicked Israeli president may get rid of his Prime Minister who sees the needs of the people. Of course there may be a different meaning.
Zechariah further describes the condition of the arm and the eye. The phrase his arm shall be clean dried up again probably means that the Israeli military will be ashamed, confused, confounded, dried up, and withered away to nothing. The phrase his right eye shall be utterly darkened may mean that the shepherd is completely blind to what is right, or that the shepherd’s decent right hand man is completely restrained.
The idol shepherd is spoken of throughout Zechariah chapters 10 & 11, and recapped in Zechariah 13:7.
Zec 11:5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.
During “the Great Tribulation” the Israeli people will be bought and sold as slaves.
Amos 8:6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Joel 3:3 And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.
Joel 3:6 The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
Those who own them will kill them. The slave merchants will say, “Blessed be the Hebrew God because I have become rich selling the Israeli people; and their own leaders don’t care about them”.
Zec 13:7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
Many prophetic Bible verses signify two distinct events, usually separated by time. This is one of them. Here the phrase My fellow tells us that the idol shepherd is a Hebrew. God smites the idol shepherd and the Israeli people are dispersed out of their land.
In another meaning, this verse also tells us that the shepherd is God’s companion. That is “another of the same kind”. In this application my shepherd and my fellow refer to Jesus Christ. The word man here means valiant man. Zechariah is prophesying the death of Christ and the scattering of his disciples.
We all wonder how the world is going to impose their “peace plan” on Israel. It seems that Israel will not relent to their un-survivable terms. Well, there is an Israeli leader coming who will not look out for the welfare of his land or his people.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Shimon Peres are faithful shepherds. Both men hold the deepest love for their country. There is a growing global movement to replace the Israeli leaders. This coo extends inside the Israeli government. The opposition wants to install a vain leader who will bow to world dictate, especially concerning creating a Palestinian State inside of Israel. Opposition Leader Ms. Tzipi Livni has rudely blasphemed Netanyahu. She is leading protests against his leadership and is calling for his replacement. The world is greedily clamoring for Israel’s rotten shepherd. All signs point to a soon coming of Jesus Christ to gather his church.
The idol shepherd is a Jewish Israeli leader.
High Time to Awake 
Craig,
Netanyahu was not pleased with John Kerry’s peace plan today. There was a lot of criticism coming from Israel’s left saying that, “Netanyahu is out of touch.” I fear that if he doesn’t survive to serve another term, a leader will emerge that will embrace Kerry’s plan and sell the farm. Maybe Jon Kerry is the hired shepherd
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Maybe Kerry is the idol shepherd, but I think that the idol shepherd is an Israeli because God calls many Israeli rulers in the Bible “idol shepherds”. Jesus also talks about the “hired shepherd” who doesn’t belong to the flock. Kerry is more likely the hired security enforcer. When things get tough he splits.
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Netanyahu been in power for more than 8 years. The armchair under him staggers almost every day since Netanyahu and his wife are accused of corruption.
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Craig,
Also, woe to those who will not stand with Israel in these last days. People in the west, especially those who are leading in many of America’s progressive Christian universities, need to realize that when they protest for Israel’s enemies, and do not support Israel’s sovereign right to exist they are helping to give rise to an evil shepherd. Obama saw nothing wrong with interfering with Israel’s reelection of Netanyahu. I think the way the tide is ebbing, we may see this evil wolf in sheep’s clothing rise up in Israel’s next election. That is probably why the good shepherd, Jesus has warned the people of Israel to flee to mountains when they see the abomination, because the leader of Israel will not have enough sense to warn them.
David
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Hi, Craigh C. White just interesting about Yair Lavid as israel foreign ministri and PM Agustus 2023. He promoted International relation of Israel article Time of Israel. Please comment that.
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